Zulay Henao

Biography

Zulay Henao is an American film and television actress from Medellín, Colombia, who emigrated to New Jersey with her family, served three years in the U.S. Army, and studied acting at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. She began on screen in the 2005 independent film Film 101 and made her television debut in 2007 on Army Wives, the same year she appeared on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and had supporting parts in Illegal Tender (2007) and Feel the Noise (2007). She went on to appear in the sports film Fighting (2009) with Channing Tatum, S. Darko (2009), Takers (2010), Hostel: Part III (2011), the Tyler Perry film The Single Moms Club (2014), and the independent psychological-thriller Boy Wonder. On television, she was a series regular on Love Thy Neighbor and If Loving You Is Wrong, and had recurring roles on The Oath and Stumptown.

47years old

Turns 48 on May 29in 200 days

Born May 29, 1979Medellín
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 14 years2007 to 2021

Genres

Action36%, 5 films
Comedy36%, 5 films
Drama36%, 5 films
Thriller36%, 5 films
Crime21%, 3 films

First and latest

Did you know?!

A change of course
Henao spent three years in the U.S. Army after finishing high school. She then went to the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, where she studied acting.

Zulay Henao movies on Netflix

The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2as Lorena
Grand Isle2019IMDb rating 4.7as Detective Newton
Beyond White Space2018IMDb rating 4.5as Lynn Navarro
Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6as Madison
Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8as Lorena
True Memoirs of an International Assassin2016IMDb rating 5.9as Rosa Bolivar
The Single Moms Club2014IMDb rating 5.5as Esperanza
Hostel: Part III2011IMDb rating 4.6as Nikki
Boy Wonder2010IMDb rating 6.8as Teresa Ames
Takers2010IMDb rating 6.2as Monica
Fighting2009IMDb rating 5.6as Zulay Velez
S. Darko2009IMDb rating 3.6as Baelyn
Feel the Noise2007IMDb rating 3.0as C.C.
Illegal Tender2007IMDb rating 5.4as Mora

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Top

Meet the Blacks2016 Comedy, Horroras Lorena
IMDb rating 4.839K votes
Fighting2009 Action, Drama, Sportas Zulay Velez
IMDb rating 5.635K votes
True Memoirs of an International Assassin2016as Rosa Bolivar
IMDb rating 5.926K votes
Boy Wonder2010as Teresa Ames
IMDb rating 6.89.9K votes
Hostel: Part III2011as Nikki
IMDb rating 4.640K votes
The Single Moms Club2014as Esperanza
IMDb rating 5.57.5K votes
Grand Isle2019as Detective Newton
IMDb rating 4.76.5K votes
Beyond White Space2018as Lynn Navarro
IMDb rating 4.52.5K votes

Most often with

Deon Taylor directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Top

Snoop Dogg

Andrew Bachelor

Lil Duval

Mike Epps

Dave Sheridan

DeRay DavisDeon TaylorDirector, 2 films

Films together

Snoop Dogg3 films together, 2016 to 2021
Snoop Dogg's page
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2Henao as LorenaDogg as Snoop Dogg
- Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6Henao as MadisonDogg as Himself
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as LorenaDogg as White Ass Dude
Andrew Bachelor3 films together, 2016 to 2021
Andrew Bachelor's page
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2Henao as LorenaBachelor as Freezee
- Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6Henao as MadisonBachelor as Andy
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as LorenaBachelor as Freezee
Lil Duval3 films together, 2016 to 2021
Lil Duval's page
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2Henao as LorenaDuval as Cronut
- Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6Henao as MadisonDuval as Darius
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as LorenaDuval as Cronut
Mike Epps2 films together, 2016 to 2021
Mike Epps's page
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2Henao as LorenaEpps as Carl Black
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as LorenaEpps as Carl Black
Dave Sheridan2 films together, 2017 to 2018
Dave Sheridan's page
- Beyond White Space2018IMDb rating 4.5Henao as Lynn NavarroSheridan as Stubniski
- Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6Henao as MadisonSheridan as Matt
DeRay Davis2 films together, 2016 to 2017
DeRay Davis's page
- Grow House2017IMDb rating 4.6Henao as MadisonDavis as Pat
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as LorenaDavis as Tyrone
Deon TaylorDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2021
All films by Deon Taylor
- The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021IMDb rating 4.2Henao as Lorena
- Meet the Blacks2016IMDb rating 4.8Henao as Lorena
Also two films together4 more actors
- Bresha WebbThe House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021) and Meet the Blacks (2016)
- Gary OwenThe House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021) and Meet the Blacks (2016)
- Angelic ZambranaFighting (2009) and Illegal Tender (2007)
- Alex HendersonThe House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021) and Meet the Blacks (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Zulay Henao's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

Top

Combined worldwide box office

$148 million

8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
2Never in cinemas
3Figure not found

Top grosser

Takers2010Monica$80.2 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

1
Takers2010as Monica
$80M54.1% of the total
2
Fighting2009as Zulay Velez
$32M21.9% of the total
3
The Single Moms Club2014as Esperanza
$16M11.0% of the total
4
Meet the Blacks2016as Lorena
$9.1M6.1% of the total
5
S. Darko2009as Baelyn
$4.1M2.8% of the total
6
Illegal Tender2007as Mora
$3.1M2.1% of the total
7
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 22021as Lorena
$2.9M2.0% of the total
8
Grand Isle2019as Detective Newton
$6K0.0% of the total